L.J. Keys

Before I Sleep: Poetry, Prose, and Peculiarity Book

Cover Art by Rob Halhead

Well, it’s here. The day I’ve been waiting for. The day my first book is officially available for purchase!!

This beautiful book of my thoughts and feelings – cleverly disguised – as fiction. (Okay, not so cleverly disguised. Quite on the nose, really.)

Horror and psychological themes mix to create a harrowing fever dream of poetry and prose. Join Echo on the beautiful and terrifying journey into the healing process.
Echo takes a walk in the same woods every day, unaware of the whispers trying to reach her ears. A new path, or perhaps an old one, leads her deeper into the woods than she’s ever dared venture. She struggles through the hauntingly familiar landscapes and seemingly endless trials of her mind, her heart, and her soul. She must find courage and self-compassion deep within herself to make her way through this nightmare and survive.

With AMAZING illustrations by the fantastic, the charming, the delightful, the talented Luc Bardi.

And an INCREDIBLE cover crafted by the marvelous, the enchanting, the creative Rob Halhead.

EXPERTLY edited by the patient, the kind, the awesome, the honest Stephen Parolini.

METICULOUSLY proofread by the detailed, the magnificent, the real Kraken Editing.

And typesetting by bookow.com.


Before you BUY THE BOOK (by clicking here), check out this amazing trailer by Johnny Villarreal!